Australia's relationship with New Zealand is being tested again, over asylum seekers and the perennial irritant of criminal deportations. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the issues as "corrosive" as she hosted her Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, in Auckland today.

Timothy Lytton, law professor and author, speaks with PM's Linda Mottram on the Vatican summit on child sexual abuse. He says a full and specific accounting of both abuse and cover-ups is still missing.

Despite government claims that a streamlined medicinal cannabis system has led to an increase in prescriptions, at least 100,000 people are self-medicating through the black market. Experts are calling for an independent regulator.

Cyclone Larry devastated Queensland's banana industry, it destroyed fruit worth $300 million, it left up to 4000 people out of work, and the price of bananas doubled after 80 per cent of the crop was lost. Is something similar going to happen after the more recent tragic floods?

Australia's relationship with New Zealand is being tested again, over asylum seekers and the perennial irritant of criminal deportations. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the issues as "corrosive" as she hosted her Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, in Auckland today.

An appeal for calm is coming from the Government this evening, in the face of a sudden ban on Australian coal imports into China. Scott Morrison is playing down the potential economic impact of the decision, while Trade Minister Simon Birmingham denies that China has singled out Australian coal.

The NSW Government's final report into Sydney's troubled Opal Tower, released two months after cracks appeared in the 36-storey apartment complex, makes a range of recommendations about the regulation of the building sector.

Despite government claims that a streamlined medicinal cannabis system has led to an increase in prescriptions, at least 100,000 people are self-medicating through the black market. Experts are calling for an independent regulator.

Australia's relationship with New Zealand is being tested again, over asylum seekers and the perennial irritant of criminal deportations. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the issues as "corrosive" as she hosted her Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, in Auckland today.

An appeal for calm is coming from the Government this evening, in the face of a sudden ban on Australian coal imports into China. Scott Morrison is playing down the potential economic impact of the decision, while Trade Minister Simon Birmingham denies that China has singled out Australian coal.

The NSW Government's final report into Sydney's troubled Opal Tower, released two months after cracks appeared in the 36-storey apartment complex, makes a range of recommendations about the regulation of the building sector.

Timothy Lytton, law professor and author, speaks with PM's Linda Mottram on the Vatican summit on child sexual abuse. He says a full and specific accounting of both abuse and cover-ups is still missing.